Monday, March 24, 2014

Indiana is Officially Opting OUT of Common Core: Only 44 States to Go

Gov. Mike Pence signed legislation today requiring Indiana to
adopt its own academic standards and opt out of Common Core — making Indiana
the first state to opt out of the controversial national standards.

The law basically solidifies action already in the works to
redesign Indiana’s academic standards by the Department of Education and the
Center for Education & Career Innovation, the agency Pence created to
coordinate all education levels and job training.

“I believe our students are best served when decisions about
education are made at the state and local level,” said Pence in a release about
Senate Bill 91.

“By
signing this legislation, Indiana has taken an important step forward in
developing academic standards that are written by Hoosiers, for Hoosiers, and
are uncommonly high, and I commend members of the General Assembly for their
support,” he said. . . . .